SB 898 — Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Behavior Technicians - Reimbursement
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-06
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to provide reimbursement for applied behavior analysis services provided by behavior technicians to Program recipients with autism spectrum disorder under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; prohibiting, subject to a certain exception, the Department from requiring as a condition of reimbursement that an individual receive a certain certification to provide applied behavior analysis services as a behavior technician to Program recipients; and applying the Act prospectively.
Latest action: — In the Senate - Passed Enrolled
Sponsors (1)
- Cory V. McCray (D, MD-45) — sponsor · 2026-02-06
Action timeline (10)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · senate — Hearing — Finance
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Hearing — Health
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
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referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House health | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate finance | — | md-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cory V. McCray (D, state_upper MD-45) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House health · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate finance · md-leg